Table 4. Number of samples needed to detect COVID-19^a,b.

Province/territory	d(volunteer,t)	n(volunteer, t)	Low contacts	Medium contacts	High contacts
SK	17,118	9,137	11,421	5,711	2,855
MB		7,814	9,767	4,884	2,442
NB		11,850	14,812	7,406	3,703
NS		10,516	13,145	6,573	3,286
PE		16,050	20,063	10,031	5,016
NL		13,597	16,996	8,498	4,249
YK		16,841	21,051	10,526	5,263
NT		16,815	21,019	10,509	5,255
NV		16,854	21,068	10,534	5,267

Abbreviations: MB, Manitoba; NB, New Brunswick; NL, Newfoundland and Labrador; NS, Nova Scotia; NT, Northwest Territories; NV, Nunavut; PE, Prince Edward Island; SK, Saskatchewan; YK, Yukon

^a Number of samples needed to detect COVID-19 at p₀ for asymptomatic test sensitivity, d(volunteer, t); number of tests needed in addition to the healthcare visits samples from all volunteer sample groups, n(volunteer, t), and if sampling exclusively from each group with low, medium and high contacts at work

^b Values are rounded up